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Lipoprotein Lp(a) in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: density profile, particle heterogeneity and apolipoprotein(a) phenotype.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jan 1991
Guo H C, Chapman M J, Bruckert E, Farriaux J P, De Gennes J L
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder featuring a functional defect in cellular LDL receptors, marked elevation in circulating LDL concentrations, and premature atherosclerosis. The potential atherogenic role of apo B-containing lipoproteins other than LDL in this disease is indeterminate. We describe the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of Lp(a) as a function of apo(a)...
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